Grace Holdings (Richmond) has acquired Boone Funeral Home and Crematory in Bossier City, Louisiana. Established in 1972 by Charles and Margaret Boone, the firm has cared for families in the greater Shreveport area for almost 50 years. Ginger Hartman will remain on staff to run the funeral home; she began her career in the funeral profession 20 years ago and joined the Boone firm in January 2009.

Grace Holdings is new to the funeral home, cremation and cemetery acquisition space, and this represents its first acquisition. “We are delighted to make the first of what we plan will be many acquisitions in the coming months,” commented James Ford, COO. “Boone represents a great first step, and we look forward to announcing additional new acquisitions very soon.”

Said John Yopp, senior vice president of acquisitions: “We expect our business model will appeal to many independent funeral homes that are currently evaluating their succession plan options.”

The company’s executive team has deep experience in funeral service. Ford has held senior management positions with Service Corporation International, Stonemor and Foundation Partners Group. Yopp is owner and publisher of Southern Funeral Director magazine and owns several funeral homes and a preneed marketing company. grace
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